Is it any surprise Sancho is shining away from Manchester United circus? | Barney Ronay

Although he was superb for Dortmund against PSG, this is not the time to start clamouring for a Euros place or United return for player who has had a tough two years

Perhaps the most telling Jadon Sancho clip to emerge from a wonderfully creative attacking performance during Borussia Dortmund’s Champions League semi-final first leg was the one that appeared after the match.

This was Sancho’s interview on CBS sports with a visibly buzzed-up Jamie Carragher, who had spent the evening pushing the broadcasting envelope by drinking eight pints of beer in the Yellow Wall end, and was able afterwards to provide a real-time demonstration of just how hard it is to do the job of professional broadcaster job while pissed. Belated respect, perhaps, for the scotch-sodden Ron Burgundy-style anchor gods of yesteryear. It’s clearly not as easy as it looks.

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